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Hundreds attend Matewan MassacreRe-enactment of famous shootout takes place on battle’s 92nd anniversaryCHAD ABSHIREstaff writer

MATEWAN - Yesterday marked 92 years since the Matewan Massacre took place.

And to remember the occasion, hundreds of people filed into the small town steeped in history to watch a liv-ing version of the event that made Matewan so famous: the annual pro-duction of the Matewan Massacre reenactment, directed by Donna Pat-terino.

A number of officials from across the state were also in attendance: U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, first lady Joanne Tomblin, Delegates Harry Keith White and Justin Marcum, UMWA President Cecil Roberts and Vice President Joe Carter.

However, there was another guest present, one far more important to

the day altogether: a survivor; the oldest living one, and a witness to the battle that happened nearly one cen-tury ago.

Buddy Jones celebrated his 100th birthday in Matewan yesterday at the Massacre. He was 8 years old when the shots were fired.

Jones was honored by the town, gifted with a certificate and a green Matewan throw.

“This is a reminder of how much we love you,” Patterino said to him.

Jones said that he wanted his sons to stand with him before the crowd of roughly 400 while everyone in atten-dance sang “Happy Birthday” to him.

“I’m glad to be back where the real people are,” Jones said to the crowd. “When I come back another year from now, I hope to see more of my friends.”

staff photo/chad aBshireShots were fired yesterday at the annual Matewan Massacre reenactment, held in downtown Matewan in front of the UMWA Local #1440. To the right, in the white, an actor portraying Police Chief Sid Hatfield fires two handguns at actors playing the Baldwin-Felts detectives who had been sent to Matewan to evict families. More photos from the Massacre will be printed in a future edition of the Daily News.

Riverside students honor fallen classmate

Mingo couple visits Israel for 3rd timeRACHEL C. DOVEstaff writer

WHARNCLIFFE - When asked the question of how did their last trip to Israel most affect their lives, Mar-tha Browning said, in a voice filled with emotion, “I now read my Bible in living color.”

Martha, a retired educa-tor, and her husband Dan, who is semi-retired, and several others made their third pilgrimage to Israel in March of this year.

Their first visit to the Middle East was in 2001 and the second took place in 2010. Although it is wor-risome to travel outside the U.S. after everything that

has happened in recent years, the Browning’s feel that the spiritual uplifting and blessings they receive each and every time they step off the plane onto the land where Jesus walked is well worth any negative experiences they may have encountered.

“There may be problems for those visiting other countries in the Middle East, but we have never felt anything but safe on our trips to Israel,”said Dan.

“In fact, Israel is one of the safest places in the world you can go.”

“We were treated with nothing but kindness and hospitality,” added Martha.

staff photo/rachel c. doveBalloons can been seen floating high into the sky as students of Riverside Elementary in Williamson were joined by family members of their former classmate, Zachary Baisden who passed away one week ago, to release balloons as a final tribute to the ten year old that had captured all their hearts. The green balloons released by the students were the signature color for the Muscular Dystrophy Association,the disease Zach had suffered since birth.

Pictured are Brandi, Scott and Kaeleigh Bais-den, the parents and sister of Zachary Baisden, a 10 year old Riverside Elementary student who suffered from Muscular Dystrophy. Zach passed away one week ago following a short illness. His family attended a balloon release on Friday at the school, in honor of their son’s memory.

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Local musician foresees himself at Grand Ole OpryCHAD ABSHIREstaff writer

WILLIAMSON - A strong dedication to both family and music accurately describes lo-cal professional recording art-ist James Maynard.

James, 22, of Inez, Ky., a 2009 graduate of Lincoln County High School in Ham-lin, was the sixth and most recent addition to the reper-toire or talent signed by the Lyrick Talent Group, Inc., headed by John Carlin.

However, the idea of being on the road to stardom hasn’t fully set in for James.

“It’s not hit me yet that I’m a professional recording art-ist,” James said. “But I know what’s possible from it.”

A country music per-formed, James said that friends and listeners have likened his musical style to Tracy Lawrence. Given Law-rence’s fame and success, James said he was completely OK with that comparison.

He said that he has been playing music for around seven or eight years, and that it was his father who got him started on that path.

“He pushed me far,” James said. “He plays piano in church and has done that for years. He can play anything. I’ve not seen anything he couldn’t play.”

James said he received his first guitar when he was a young boy as a Christmas present, and that his dad taught him most of what he knows.

In fact, the current guitar he plays, a black acoustic Aus-tin, was a gift from his father.

“There’s not enough mon-ey in the world that I would sell this for,” James said. “I’ll never get rid of it. This guitar is older than me.”

He estimated its age to be about 25-years-old.

James said that he can’t read music, but plays every-thing he knows by ear. That also doesn’t stop him from writing his own music.

“Once I get an idea in my head, I have to immediately write it down,” James said. “If I don’t, it’s gone.”

James also hasn’t per-formed at any big events outside of the Lyrick Tal-ent Quest shows held at the Mountaineer Hotel on Sec-ond Avenue, where his best finish is second place, but that doesn’t stop him from doing what he loves.

“I don’t do it for a win,” James said. “I do it for the love of the music.”

Music, he said, is what drives him

“It’s what I’d like to do. It’s what I want to do if it

staff photo/chad aBshireJames Maynard, a country music performer out of Inez, Ky., stands with the roughly 25-year-old guitar he plays, a gift from his father.

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MCHS hands out basketball awards

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNNick Lee was presented the Offensive Player of the Year award at the Mingo Central basketball banquet. He was presented the award Thursday night by booster’s club member Leasha John-son.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNMingo Central’s Troy Starr was presented with the Defensive Player of the Year award at the school’s basketball banquet this past Thursday night. Leasha Johnson gave of the Miners Boost-er’s Club gave Starr the award.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNAustin Banks was given the Floor General Award at Mingo Cen-tral’s basketball banquet. He was presented the award by boost-er’s club officer Steven “Tib” Cook.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNDavid Hatfield was given the Rebounding Award at the Miner’s basketball banquet Thursday night. He received the award from Steven “Tib” Cook.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNCorey Cook received the Trifecta Award for his 3-point shooting at the Mingo Miners basketball banquet. He was presented the award by his father and active booster’s club member Steven Cook.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNJason May was presented with the 110% Award at the MCHS

basketball banquet. May re-ceived the award from Leasha Johnson who is an officer with the booster’s club.

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNAshton Cline was presented with the All-Around Team Player Award at the Mingo Central basketball banquet this past Thurs-day night. He received the award from booster’s club member Leasha Johnson.

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Calendar/From FrontMay 19-23

The Peter Creek Presby-terian Church, located on Highway 194 East, Phelps, Ky., will hold, as part of its yearly spring revival, a picnic and special singing on Saturday at noon. Ser-vices will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. Monday through Wednesday, nightly servic-es will be held at 7 p.m.

May 20-23Chattaroy Missionary

Baptist Church will have re-vival at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. nightly Monday through Wednes-day. Everyone is invited.

May 20The 45th annual Plymale

reunion will be held at The Hitchin Post at 4454 Upper Johns Creek Rd., Kimper, KY 41539 with fellowship at noon.

Logan First Street Bap-tist Church will hold its an-nual Woman’s Day Program at 3 p.m., with the theme being “Solidarity with the Savior.” A reception will fol-low the program.

The East Williamson Baptist Church Kidz Choir will present the musical drama “Amazing Wonders Aviation” at 6 p.m. Every-one is invited.

May 21The GFWC West Vir-

ginia Williamson Woman’s Club will be holding their

regular meeting at noon at the First United Methodist Church on Second Avenue. All members are urged to attend.

The regular board meet-ing of the Housing Author-ity of Mingo County Board of Commissioners will be held at noon in the office at 5026 Helena Ave., Delbar-ton.

May 22-23The Mingo Career Center

will be holding GED testing for candidates who have passed the Official Practice Test. For more information contact John Webb at (304) 475-3347, ext. 13. To reg-ister for Adult Basic Edu-cation to take the Official Practice Test, contact Mary Oliver at (304) 235-2022.

May 22The AIM (Action In

Mingo) Group will meet at 5 p.m. in the council cham-bers of city hall in William-son to discuss King Coal plans.

The Town of Matewan will be having its Utility Board and Council meet-ings at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.

May 23A regular meeting of the

Regional Education Service Agency 2 (RESA 2) Region-al Council will be held at 10 a.m. at the Ralph R. Willis Vocational Center, Logan.

May 26Williamson High School

All Classes Reunion Cruise Memorial Day 2012 will be departing Cape Canaveral May 26, using Royal Carib-bean Cruise Lines. Cabins locked in at group rates only available until Jan. 3, 2012. However, you can make res-ervations at any time within 30 days of departure. For more info, please contact Jennifer Honaker at (304) 208-1260 or see our website at http://www.galaxseaof-huntington.com/WHSRC/WHSRC_Home.html.

A family reunion for Francis, Robinette and Wil-liamson at 11 a.m. At the Hardy, Ky., park under the big shelter. For more infor-mation call Ervin Francis at 606-237-4743.

A Gospel Music Memo-rial will be held at Logan Street First Baptist Church, 620 Logan St., Williamson, at 3 p.m. honoring Robert Neal Moore Sr.

May 29Bevins Elementary

School will host Summer Preschool Camp from 10 a.m. until noon, for stu-dents between the ages of 2 and 4, featuring interac-tive story time, music and crafts. For more informa-tion, contact Vanessia Gil-lispie at 353-6886.

June 2

The Tug Valley Shrine Club will host a car show, with registration being held from 9 a.m. until noon. Tro-phies will be awarded at 3 p.m. Concessions, along with auctions, raffles and other events, will be avail-able

June 5, 12, 19Bevins Elementary

School will host Summer Preschool Camp from 10 a.m. until noon, for stu-dents between the ages of 2 and 4, featuring interac-tive story time, music and crafts. For more informa-tion, contact Vanessia Gil-lispie at 353-6886.

June 9The Lyrick Talent Quest

17 will be held at the Moun-taineer Hotel at 31 East Second Ave. in Williamson, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a first-come-first-serve basis. Contact Lyrick Promotions, Ltd. at (304) 928-5085 or visit their website, www.lyr ickpromot ions .web -starts.com.

June 16The Owens family re-

union, held in honor of the late Lawrence and Sylvania Owens, will be at Grants Branch Park, Pinsonfork, Ky. Those attending should bring a covered dish.

June 26-27The Mingo Career Center

will be holding GED testing

for candidates who have passed the Official Practice Test. For more information contact John Webb at (304) 475-3347, ext. 13. To reg-ister for Adult Basic Edu-cation to take the Official Practice Test, contact Mary Oliver at (304) 235-2022.

July 14The Lyrick Talent Quest

18 will be held at the Moun-taineer Hotel at 31 East Second Ave. in Williamson, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a first-come-first-serve basis. Contact Lyrick Promotions, Ltd. at (304) 928-5085 or visit their website, www.lyr ickpromot ions .web -starts.com.

July 24-25The Mingo Career Center

will be holding GED testing for candidates who have passed the Official Practice Test. For more information contact John Webb at (304) 475-3347, ext. 13. To reg-ister for Adult Basic Edu-cation to take the Official Practice Test, contact Mary Oliver at (304) 235-2022.

August 21-22The Mingo Career Center

will be holding GED testing for candidates who have passed the Official Practice Test. For more information contact John Webb at (304) 475-3347, ext. 13. To reg-ister for Adult Basic Edu-cation to take the Official

Practice Test, contact Mary Oliver at (304) 235-2022.

OngoingThe City of Williamson

Parks and Recreation will be accepting applications for summer of 2012 life-guards through May 12. Applications can be picked up Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Contact Pierce Whitt at 304-784-0080

Any alumni who was in band at Lenore High School, Kermit High School, or Tug Valley High School is invit-ed to participate in the first annual Tug Valley Alumni Band on Friday, Septem-ber 14, at Tug Valley High School at 7 p.m. For more information call Josh Tharp at 304 235-2266.

Preschool Story Hour is held weekly at the William-son Public Library at 11 a.m. All preschool children are invited to attend. For in-formation call the library at 235-6029.

Workforce West Virginia will take all new unemploy-ment claims at its office at 300 Prosperity Lane, Lo-gan, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please arrive 30 min-utes prior to complete an application. This does not affect the intenerate office in Williamson DHHR office on Wednesdays from 8:30 to 5 p.m.

Before the production began, a number of people spoke to the crowd on the importance of the event they were about to watch.

Rahall, who personally thanked Jones for attending, said “This day is about our heritage, of which we want to share with everyone and that we want to share with the world.

“If this is your first time here, it will not be your last,” Rahall said. “This is the roots of what made America great. The Battle of Matewan stands as an event of immense im-portance in our history — yet, it is an event that too few today fully appreciate. This day’s reenactment is all about helping us to remember and to appreciate the keys to our future that lie in our past.”

The congressman also noted the importance of the younger generation to be aware of history: “For the sake of your own futures, you must understand that the struggle that started here 92 years ago, on this date, con-tinues even now. There still exists self-serving individuals who would trample on the working man in their own quest for money and power.”

After he concluded his speech, Tomblin spoke briefly regarding the event and then handed it over to Carter, who, in his introduc-tion for Roberts, thanked the local UMWA #1440, where the production was held, and noted the importance of the event: “We need to relive our history.”

Roberts took the micro-phone and gave a fiery, pas-sionate speech.

“I give Patterino and the cast a lot of credit for pre-serving the history of West Virginia and Matewan,” Roberts said. He asked for a round of applause and a small one was given. When he told the crowd that they could do better, a thunderous applause

roared forth, everyone giving a standing ovation for Patter-ino and her cast before they had even performed.

Roberts, too, thanked Jones for attending.

“You truly are a West Vir-ginia hero,” Roberts said.

In his description of the battle, Roberts, his voice growing louder and louder with each word, said: “The miners said, ‘We want to be part of America; we want to be somebody! Sid Hatfield (Matewan’s Police Chief in 1920) was the first political leader in the area. He stood with the coal miners.

“If you have healthcare, a safe working place, you should thank those who died here. They helped make the middle class! God bless the Town of Matewan for what you are doing here.”

The production was fortu-nate to have the weather on its side, a nice change from the norm, which Patterino thanked God for prior to the opening.

This year’s production was a very strong outing, with no issues for anyone to note dur-ing the 11 a.m. show. Every microphone worked well and the gun battle was as loud, impressive and thought-pro-voking as ever.

The battle of Matewan happened on May 19, 1920, when local coal miners en-gaged in a bloody shootout with Baldwin-Felts detec-tives out of Bluefield who had been sent into Matewan to evict families that had been living at the Stone Mountain Coal Camp on the outskirts of town.

After evicting several families, the detectives went to the train depot to catch a train back to Bluefield, but were met by Sid Hatfield, who was intervening on be-half of the evicted families.

He supported the miners’ efforts to start a union in the coalfields.

After both Hatfield and the Baldwin-Felts produced

warrants for each others’ ar-rests, the detectives were surrounded by armed min-ers. A gun battle blazed be-tween the two sides, which left seven detectives and four townspeople dead, including Albert Felts, his brother, Lee, and Matewan Mayor Cabell Testerman.

The battle marked a major turning point in the battle for miners’ rights.

“It was fantastic,” Rahall told the Daily News after the show concluded. “These ac-tors work hard to preserve history. I am honored to be here on the anniversary.”

“Today is a good day. Not just for Mingo County, but for the country,” White said to the Daily News. “It’s im-portant to never let the young people forget what happened. It’s a terrific day to remem-ber.”

Marcum spoke to the Daily News: “It’s good to be here

and to experience our own history at home. It’s impor-tant to remember. I applaud the actors’ efforts. It was a fantastic show.”

Matewan Mayor Sheila Kessler, before the show, presented Patterino with a resolution that designated the Town of Matewan as a city that promoted the arts and culture, saying it was for all of the director’s hard work. The ordnance was passed unanimously by the Matewan Town Council on March 13.

“I am so pleased with the turnout,” Kessler said to the Daily News. “I am so pleased with Donna (Patterino). All she does is let us know what she needs and the council is always ready to help her. Without her, this wouldn’t happen.

“All of this shows that the people of Matewan are not just proud; we’re coal proud,” Kessler said.

MassacreFrom Page 1

Staff photo/CHAD ABSHIREThe entire cast of the Matewan Massacre reenactment stands with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, Delegates Harry Keith White and Justin Marcum, first lady Joanne Tomblin, UMWA President Cecil Roberts and Matewan Mayor Sheila Kessler. Buddy Jones, center, the oldest living survivor and witness of the historic battle, gives a thumbs up. He was 8 years old when Sid Hatfield confronted the Baldwin-Felts detectives in 1920.

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Editorial

This week in Charleston, l a w m a k e r s gathered fol-lowing the pri-mary election to begin our monthly, out of session Interim Meetings and I thank you for your support during the pri-mary election.

A p p r o x i -mately once a month during the period be-tween regular sessions - the interim - the Legislature gathers in Charleston (or another location in the state) for three days of committee meetings.

The Interim Commit-tees usually are joint com-mittees, with members of both the Senate and House of Delegates work-ing together as single groups. For example, the Joint Standing Commit-tee on Finance is made up of members of both the Senate Finance Com-mittee and the House of Delegates Finance, which I chair.

The interim commit-tees’ primary purpose is to provide a forum for the continuing study of issues relevant to the future of the state. During each in-terim gathering, members discuss and hear public comment on issues which may be addressed dur-ing an upcoming regular session. The joint nature of these interim commit-tees allows members of the Senate and House of Delegates to consider is-sues and legislation which may affect both bodies in a similar manner.

Many times, bills to be introduced during the next regular session are drafted, studied and re-written long before the session begins. Also, bills that did not pass during the previous session may be revisited during the interim period for rework-ing.

Some bills previously rejected by the Legisla-ture still need some fine-tuning before the Legis-lature passes them into law. Hence, the interims allow for reconsideration, reworking and possible reintroduction at the next formal gathering of the Legislature.

The interim meetings also allow the Legislature to monitor the effects of current and recently-passed legislation. For ex-ample, if a bill has passed which alters the state’s environmental policies, an interim committee may be assigned to study its continuing effects on the state’s economy, our citi-zens’ health, and other re-lated issues.

For instance, this month, while most com-

mittees were getting settled with their new a s s i g n m e n t s and new study topics, some c o m m i t t e e s were discussing issues which have carried over from the Regular Session and before and are pressing needs for both our future bud-gets and our ag-ing population.

We heard from the Direc-

tor for the Bureau of Se-nior Services that in 10 years, the budget of the state Bureau for Senior Services has grown from $55.5 million in 2003-04 to $93.1 million for the coming fiscal year, but even with those increases it has not kept pace with the need to provide servic-es for the state’s growing elderly population.

He told us that wait lists for certain programs and services are growing for all in-home care pro-grams administered by the bureau, including the Medicaid Aged and Dis-abled Waiver, which was capped at 8,130 partici-pants statewide in Decem-ber. About 500 people are on the waitlist for the A/D waiver, which provides in-home care to Medicaid-eli-gible seniors who have ill-nesses or disabilities that otherwise require nursing home stays.

Providing in-home ser-vices for all 500 wait listed seniors would cost in ex-cess of $10 million a year, although that would be partially funded with fed-eral matching funds. He also said he expects the numbers of people apply-ing for this type of need to increase as the Baby Boomer population con-tinues to age and reach the age of retirement.

We will continue to monitor this and similar situations to assess how best to address this com-ing need in managed and in home care as it is so important to care and pro-vide for our seniors who have served us so well throughout their lives.

If you should have any questions or comments regarding any issues or on any other pieces of legisla-tion when they come be-fore the Legislature, feel free to contact me here at my Charleston office. To write me, my address is Delegate Harry Keith White, Building 1, Room 460M, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. To call me please call (304) 340-3230 or call Toll free at 1-877-565-3447 and ask to be transferred. I encour-age all my constituents to remain active and become part of the legislative pro-cess

The week in Charleston

Recognizing veterans through ‘honor flight’Our veterans have given

so much to this nation, and I truly believe we should do all we can to honor their sacri-fice and thank them for their incredible service.

Starting June 6, West Vir-ginians will have a new way to do just that. That’s when West Virginia’s “Always Free Honor Flight” is making its inaugural trip to Washington, D.C. The next Honor Flight will take place in October, and if you or someone you know served in World War II, the Korean War, or the Viet-nam War, I encourage you to register for this wonderful - and cost-free - event.

“Always Free Honor Flight” was started in West Virginia by The Denver Foun-dation and Little Buddy Ra-dio located in Princeton. The overarching Honor Flight Network is an idea that start-ed with Earl Morse, a physi-cian assistant and retired Air Force Captain who wanted to honor the veterans he had cared for over 27 years. After he retired from the Air Force in 1998, Earl went to work for the Department of Veter-ans Affairs in a small clinic in Springfield, Ohio.

In the meantime, the

World War II Memorial was being completed in Washington, D.C. In May of 2004, the memo-rial was dedicat-ed to the troops who made the ul-timate sacrifice. According to the Honor Flight Network, Earl asked the veter-ans he was treat-ing at the clinic if they would ever be able to travel to Washington to visit their memorial. While most told him they believed they would, Earl eventually found that it was not finan-cially or physically possible for many of these veterans to make the trip a reality. So he took it upon himself to make it happen.

Earl was also a private pi-lot. He started what would become the Honor Flight Network by asking one of his patients, a World War II veteran, if Earl could person-ally fly him out to D.C. to see the World War II Memorial. A free trip for one patient led to another, and Earl

quickly realized that, with the help of other pi-lots, he could do something very special for the na-tion’s World War II veterans. He asked for assis-tance from other pilots, assuring the veterans that they would not be required to pay a dime, and that the pilots would personally escort the veter-ans around D.C.

for an entire day.The first flight took place

in May 2005, and by the end of that year, Honor Flight had taken 137 World War II veter-ans to visit the World War II Memorial. The Honor Flight Network has expanded to cities and states around the country, and in 2011, the network transported 18,055 veterans to see their memori-als at no cost to the veterans.

Now, for the first time, West Virginia’s veterans will have the tremendous oppor-tunity to participate in an Honor Flight. On June 6, the very first Honor Flight will

leave from West Virginia. The trip is scheduled to leave from the Princeton Walmart at 2:45 a.m., and return that evening after visiting the World War II Memorial, the Vietnam War Memorial Wall and the Korean War Memo-rial. I am so pleased that I will be able to greet these veterans when they arrive in Washing-ton.

I know that the communi-ties around Princeton and Bluefield have worked very hard to establish our state’s first and only Honor Flight, and I want to thank them for their efforts. This is just one way that West Virginia can say ‘thank you’ for your service and your sacrifice.

There is no cost for veterans to participate, though if you are planning to escort a vet-eran, the cost is $125. If you would like additional infor-mation, you should call Little Buddy Radio at 304-425-8660.

I hope that all of West Vir-ginia’s World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veter-ans will take this opportunity to visit the memorials in Wash-ington that are dedicated to your service. May God bless you, and may God bless the great state of West Virginia.

Faithful watchmen of city wallsDuring this season of re-

newal, it is fitting that we recognize those who, through their service to the public good, paid the ultimate sacri-fice. Today, every 53 hours a law enforcement officer falls in the line of duty in this coun-try.

Each day, these men and women kissed their fam-ily goodbye and went out the door just as we do, but with one tremendous difference. As law enforcement officers, they knew the challenges of a typical day for them would amount to unimaginable odds for any of us to face on our best day. They placed their community’s well being above personal interests and per-sonal safety. That hallmark of service and caring, I believe, is at the very root of the strength and greatness of our nation.

As President John F. Ken-nedy once wrote, “We in this country are…the watchmen on the walls of world free-dom.” Our law enforcement officers are the faithful watch-men on our city walls. You protect us from the unseen and you compassionately ar-rive whenever we need you, no matter how small the task,

or how great the challenge. We are well aware that yours is a danger-ous line of work.

In 1962, Presi-dent Kennedy signed a procla-mation designat-ing May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Each year for the past several years on May 15th, a few blocks west of our U.S. Capitol Building in Wash-ington, D.C., our country pauses to reflect on the noble and selfless acts of these officers who represent-ed the law of our great repub-lic. It is there, at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during National Police Week in a solemn and moving memorial candlelit vigil ceremony, Americans gather around our Nation’s living tribute to fallen officers throughout the land celebrat-ing the real human spirit and illuminating the costly sacri-fices of the steadfast mission, galvanized by the shields worn proudly across our state,

“To Serve and Protect.”

Though it is a monument hewn of solid blue gray stone marble to withstand the ages - it is as alive as you or I. For on its face are for-ever carved the names of fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sis-ters, aunts and uncles, grand paws and grand maws, cousins

galore and friends to count-less numbers of us.

This year, two names were added to the face of the monu-ment’s more than 19,000 names of law enforcement of-ficers who have been killed in the line of duty: Deputy Sher-iff Jesse Rice Browning and Constable Cecil Alvin Ferrell. These two loyal public ser-vants, officers of the law from Boone County, were simply doing their jobs when the face and forces of evil struck to rob them and their families of any future.

Our law enforcement pro-

fessionals are leaders and role models for all communities all across our state and na-tion. Their success in large and measurable ways means success for our communities. They are working hard and working together to battle drugs and violent crime on our streets and in our towns. We must not let the safety of our children and our commu-nities fall by the wayside due to lack of needed funding.

I am proud to represent all law enforcement profession-als in southern West Virginia and pledge my continued commitment to build partner-ships for them with the fed-eral government because as I have often said, homeland se-curity begins with hometown security.

For if we are to remain a nation ruled by law and not by men, it is incumbent upon each of us to search our souls and find the strength and solace for those who have given their life to preserve the safety and security for all of us. May God bless such men and women as these, and may such dedication reign forever in the home of the brave and land of the free.

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MAY 20, 2012 SportSDoc Holiday sees good things for Herd footballKYLE LOVERNSports Editor

AFLEX, Ky. – Doc Holiday has seen his Marshall football team make great strides in his first two seasons in Hunting-ton.

Holiday was in the Tug Valley this past Thursday as part of the Big Green Coaches Tour and MAD4MU cookout held at the Alpha Natural Re-sources cabin complex at Af-lex, Ky.

“I think we have taken a step, taking that team to a bowl game and finding a way to win that game,” Holiday said. “It was huge winning five games in Conference USA for the first time. That was also a step in the right direction.”

“We are all about winning championships and we have to take that next step this fall,” he added.

This year Marshall returns

some solids players includ-ing second year quarterback Rakeem Cato. “Anytime you go into a season with a true freshman quarterback you know you are going to have some growing pains and we did,” Holiday said. “He was able to go on the road to beat Louisville a team that shared the Big East Championship. He beat Southern Miss and East Carolina in the same year - the first time for Mar-shall.”

“He won the bowl game on the road in Florida,” Holiday said. “I think he came out of that with a lot of confidence. He now has a better under-standing of the offense. He has got to continue to grow like the rest of our team. I feel good about the direction we are going.”

“We have a lot of young kids this year,” Holiday said. “Many of them are back and healthy and ready to go. I like we’re we

are at this point. We have a lot of kids we’re excited about.”

“This is a special place,” Holiday said of Marshall Uni-versity. “I’ve been fortunate to coach at three great places and at one of the top jobs in college football at Florida and I had the opportunity to win a national championship there.”

Holiday grew up near Hun-tington and played high school football at Hurricane High School. He went on to play at West Virginia and then be-came a college coach. He was the top assistant at both WVU and Florida.

“Marshall is a special place,” Holiday said. “There are big-ger budgets and bigger pro-grams out there, but there is not a program in the country that means what Marshall does to their fans.”

He said some of the reasons are because of the history Mar-shall University has with the plane crash and how after that

the school built the program into a championship caliber team.

“After being there for two seasons now and seeing the kind of kids we can attract at

Marshall University, there is no doubt in my mind we can’t win a championship,” Holiday added.

“The passion that the fan base has is tremendous and

I’m proud to be a part of it.”

(Kyle Lovern is the sports editor for the Williamson Daily News. Com-ments or story ideas can be sent to [email protected])

Staff Photo/KYLE LOVERNMarshall head football coach Doc Holiday is pictured at left talking to local Thundering Herd sup-porter Andy Ashurst at the MAD4MU cookout held this past Thursday here in the Tug Valley. Holi-day is entering his third season as coach and is excited about the way the program has improved.

Blast from the past

File PhotoThis old Williamson Daily News file photo from around 1980 is of a local AAU basketball team. Pictured, left to right, is Mark Cline, Tim “Popeye” Hatcher, Frankie Smith, Mike Patterson, Coach Frank Smith and Randy Casey. Cline is now the assitant coach at Marshall University. After an All-American high school career at Williamson, he went on to star at Wake Forest in the ACC. Frankie Smith most recently was the head coach at Saginaw Valley State in Michigan. He was the head coach at Tug Valley back in the 1990s. Frank Smith has continued to coach basketball in the area. Casey is now the head coach at Belfry High School. He starred at Matewan High School back in the early 1980s and went on to play college basketball. Hatcher and Patterson played for the Wolfpack at WHS.

Submitted PhotoThe Delbarton Kings B-Team, coached by Daniel Smith and Eric Davis, recently captured the 2012 Delbarton Buddy League champi-onship with a final record of 13-1. Pictured above, front row, left to right, Seth Dove, Ian Reed, Ashton Davis and Ethan Evans. Back row, Easton Davis, Donavon Bellomy, Caden Collins, Garrett Smith and Daniel Farley. All-Tournament team members were Easton Davis, Ian Reed, and Garrett Smith

Delbarton Kings capture championship

Belfry loses 1-0 at PrestonsburgKYLE LOVERNSports Editor

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Belfry finished the regular season at 23-8, which is the most regular season wins ever by a Pirates baseball team.

The bad news is they lost their regular season finale 1-0 at Prestonsburg on Fri-day night.

Jared Masters was the hard luck loser for Belfry. He pitched a complete game 2-hitter, striking out nine Blackcat batters and only walking two. The one Pres-tonsburg run was unearned.

The Blackcats scored that run in the bottom of the 1st inning. Belfry was never able to get any offense go-ing in the game.

Prestonsburg’s Grant An-derson walked to leadoff in their half of the first in-ning. He then stole second base and advanced to third base on an infield single by Trey Stapleton. Anderson then scored on a pickoff at-tempt by the Belfry catcher at third base which resulted in an error and the only run in the game.

Belfry only had one run-ner to reach third base. Zac Fields had a base hit. He went to second on a sacri-fice bunt and reached third on a groundout. But he was

stranded there and the Pi-rates lost a close one to a regional rival.

Zack Francisco led Belfry with two hits and he also walked. Howie Dotson, Masters and Fields each had a single for the Pirates of Coach Michael Hagy.

Adam Crips picked up the win for Prestonsburg. The Blackcats are now 22-13 on the season.

Belfry heads into 60th District tournament action on Wednesday. They will play the winner of the Pike Central-Phelps game which will be played at Massey En-ergy Field at Belfry on Mon-day night. Belfry’s game on Wednesday is slated to start at 6:00 p.m.

Score by innings:BHS … 000 000 0 – 0 5 3PHS … 100 000 0 – 1 2 2

Jared Masters

National LeagueThe Associated Press East Division WLPctGB Atlanta 25 15 .625 — Washington 23 16 .590 1½ Miami 21 18 .538 3½ New York 21 18 .538 3½ Philadelphia 21 19 .525 4 Central Division WLPctGB St. Louis 22 17 .564 — Cincinnati 19 19 .500 2½ Pittsburgh 18 21 .462 4 Houston 17 22 .436 5 Milwaukee 16 23 .410 6 Chicago 15 24 .385 7 West Division WLPctGB Los Angeles 26 13 .667 — San Francisco 20 19 .513 6 Arizona 18 22 .450 8½ Colorado 15 23 .395 10½ San Diego 14 26 .350 12½

American LeagueEast Division WLPctGB Baltimore 26 14 .650 — Tampa Bay 24 16 .600 2 Toronto 22 18 .550 4 New York 21 18 .538 4½ Boston 18 21 .462 7½ Central Division WLPctGB Cleveland 22 17 .564 — Detroit 19 20 .487 3 Chicago 19 21 .475 3½ Kansas City 15 23 .395 6½ Minnesota 13 26 .333 9 West Division WLPctGB Texas 25 15 .625 — Oakland 20 20 .500 5 Los Angeles 18 22 .450 7 Seattle 17 24 .415 8½

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CHICAGO — Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering break-ing pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.

On Friday, he left the game after one final, emo-tional appearance with the Chicago Cubs.

Fittingly, “Kid K” struck out the last batter he’ll ever face and retired at the age of 34, ending a career that was eye-popping at times but hampered by injuries.

Wood struck out Dayan Viciedo on three pitches, the last one a swing and a miss, in the eighth inning before he was replaced by bench coach Jamie Quirk — manager Dale Sveum had been ejected earlier. His teammates joined Wood on the mound to congratulate him and he left to a rous-ing ovation. Even White Sox slugger Adam Dunn doffed his batting helmet and clapped for Wood as he stood at first base.

Wood hugged his son as he reached the dugout, then lifted the boy into his arms. Moments later, he came out for a curtain call and waved his cap to the fans.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP)

— Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year.

Busch completed the unique three-lap qualify-ing that included a manda-tory four-tire pit stop in 1 minute, 19.11 seconds. He was the last qualifier on the track and knocked Ryan Newman to the outside of the front row.

The last pole winner to win the All-Star race was Davey Allison in 1992.

Denny Hamlin will start third, followed by Greg Bif-fle and Kevin Harvick.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Justin Lofton raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory Friday night, getting the jump on race leader Brad Keselowski on a late restart and hold-ing on at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Lofton, who struggled with restarts earlier in night, became the fifth win-ner this year on the Truck Series. Keselowski finished second, and Todd Bodine was third.

Keselowski, looking to become the 24th driver to win in all three NASCAR national series, got bumped from behind by Ron Horna-day on one of the restarts and nearly got sideways. After the race Keselowski, had a verbal sparring match with Hornaday.

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music, James said he’s work-ing, “trimming trees for Asplundh.”

He thanked those who had supported him throughout his endeav-ours to become a profes-sional musician: his wife, Amy; brother, David;

sister-in-law, Kim; and his mother.

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OpryFrom Page 1

“Truthfully, the only rude people we encountered, sad to say, were Americans.”

A few of the locations and landmarks the Browning’s’ visited while they were in Is-rael were the room in which the Last Supper is said to have taken place; Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified; the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus knelt at a rock and prayed the night he was captured by the Roman sol-diers; the Tomb where Jesus’ body lay for three days be-fore he rose from the dead; King David’s Tomb; the City of Jerusalem; Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and several others.

“I can’t put into words how I felt when we were in these places…to say it moves you, or touches your heart would be an understate-ment,” commented Martha. “It is a spiritually uplifting and a complete fulfillment like I’ve never had before.”

The trip has become in-creasingly expensive over the past few years, and is now more than $3,000 per person.

“The cost deters a lot of people from taking this trip, but I encourage anyone who can afford it to go,” said Dan. “There’s nothing in the world that can compare to it.”

Dan spoke of how they were often joined by mem-bers of other church denomi-

nations and beliefs when the group of Christians’ he was with would hold a small ser-vice while visiting several of the sites.

“It’s like there are no bar-riers, no one thinks about whether you’re a Christian, a Catholic or a Jew. We prayed together, we sang together and we worshipped together.

“What an incredible feel-ing that was!”

The Brownings comment-ed that there are places they were unable to visit because the locations are occupied and controlled by the Arabs, who do not allow visits or tours. One such place was the City of Jericho, and the couple was very hopeful that, if all goes well and they get to make a fourth trip as planned, the situation there may have changed.

“We drove by it on part of a tour, but we weren’t al-lowed to enter,” explained Martha. “We’re praying that in the future, this won’t be the case.”

The Wharncliffe couple commented on the beauty of Israel, and of the cleanliness and the advanced technol-ogy that one may not expect when traveling to the Mid-dle East.

“Every stretch of road is il-luminated by one of the best lighting systems I have ever seen,” said Dan. “It’s remark-able to see. Everywhere you look, you see an amazing sight.”

“We want to share this experience with others, let them see Israel through our eyes,” said Martha.

“I look at everything dif-ferently now,” concluded Dan. “I always read my Bible and I’ve been a Christian for many a year, but after visiting Israel and seeing it with my own eyes, touch-ing it with my own hands and walking in the footsteps of our Lord and Savior, my world changed.”

“The change made me a better man – and definitely gave me a closer walk with God”.

The Daily News plans to do a second article about the Brownings experience in Is-rael at a later date, as well as print additional photos from their trip.

IsraelFrom Page 1

Lillian WebbLillian Webb, 93, accept-

ed her Lord’s invitation and moved into her Heavenly mansion on Friday, May 18, 2012.

Mrs. Webb was the daughter of the late William Troy and Lily Adair Floyd and was the last surviving member of the prominent Floyd family that was ac-tive for several decades in Mingo County politics and education.

In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert “Jack” Webb; and her daughter, Suzanne Barber. She was also pre-

ceded in death by brothers, Troy, George, Noah, John B., and Rush; and by sisters May and Elizabeth.

Mrs. Webb was born in Holden, on November 30, 1919.

She is fondly remem-bered by former students as a teacher at Burch High School for 39 years and was a long-time and beloved member of Connolly Me-morial Baptist Church in Delbarton where she served as Sunday school teacher and deaconess. She also served terms on the Mingo County Library Board and as treasurer of the town of Delbarton.

Mrs. Webb is survived by one daughter and one son, Mary Lou (Bill) Bais-den and William Robert (Marie) Webb; and seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many beloved nieces, nephews,

and friends.Celebration of life ser-

vices will be held Tuesday, May 22, at Connolly Me-morial Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bill Duty officiating. Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Services are under the direction of Chafin Funeral Home, Delbarton.

Margot Hankins

Margot E. “Peggy” Han-kins, 84, of Williamson, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Appala-chian Regional Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility in South Williamson, Ky.

Born February 10, 1928, in Neuruppin, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Ida Pritz-kow Mansfeld of Germany.

In addition to her par-ents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Hankins.

Peggy was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Williamson.

She is survived by only some close friends.

In honoring Peggy’s wish-es, there will be no visita-tion. Graveside services will be conducted Monday, May 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. from the Mountain View Memory Gardens at Huddy, Ky., with the Rev. Greg Blair officiat-ing.

Online condolences may be made by going to www.hatfieldfc.com. Ar-rangemenets have been entrusted to the Hatfield Funeral Chapel of Toler, Ky.

Robert Massey Sr.

Robert Massey Sr., 88, of Ragland, passed away May 18, 2012, at the Appala-chian Regional Hospital.

He was born October 19, 1923, at Cabin Creek, the son of the late Fred and Ol-lie Massey.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Katherine “Kitty” Massey; brothers, Finley, Shirley and Kermit Massey; and sister, Virginia Miller.

Mr. Massey was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army in North Af-rica and Italy. He was also a retired coal miner from

Island Creek Coal Co., hav-ing more than 46 years of service with the UMWA. He was a faithful member of the Regional Church of God of Delbarton.

His survivors include his sons, Robert Massey Jr. and wife Betty of Ragland, and Mitchell Massey and wife Monique of Kennebunk, Maine; grandchildren, Amy (Matthew) Gilman, Caitlyn Massey and Olivia Massey; great-grandchildren, Cont-essa, Amarissa and Jamin Gilman.

Funeral services will be at the Chafin Funeral Home Monday May 21, at 1 p.m. Visitation will be at the Fu-neral Home Chapel Sunday evening from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Memo-ry Gardens at Huddy, Ky.

Online condolences can be made at ChafinFuneral-Home.Com

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, May 21, 2012:

Sometimes you act as if someone has lit a fire under you, as you display a compulsive, driven quality this year. You will be unusually creative but also me-oriented. You have to live in this world with others. Stop and consider the people in your life. If you are attached, remember it takes two to have a relationship. Try to tame your ego. If you are single, you might attract quite a few suitors. One of them just might be the one. A fellow GEMINI reminds you with his or her very actions that the world does not revolve around you.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Don’t lock onto an event,

communication or situation happening as you would like. Worry less about details; otherwise you could become one upset Ram. Be open to different ideas, yet still take the lead on a key project. Take a walk if stress builds. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HH You tend to get possessive at

times. Are you doing that again? If a child or loved one is balking when interacting with you, that controlling tendency could be at work. Take a hard look within. Your ability to change your stance could make certain bonds flow more easily. Tonight: Buy a loved one a token of affection.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHHH Your smile tends to dis-

arm others. As a result, they might reveal a startling piece of information. Try to keep a straight face. It is better for everyone concerned. Express your ideas with confidence and respect. You still might get another view. Tonight: Aren’t you spunky?CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHH You like to be busy and mov-

ing around. You could be quite content watching another person try to handle an authority figure, parent or boss. You know what is going to happen. The smart Moon Child will maintain a distance, for now. Tonight: You have a lot to mull over.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHHHH Listen to a friend. This

person pushes to have you agree or go along with him or her. Why not? A meeting has implications when some-one reveals too much. Don’t agree to any financial or business deals today.

Tonight: Where people are.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHH You could irritate someone

beyond reason without intending to. Sometimes people do mix much like oil and water. Focus on necessities and not selling yourself short. Be over-ly diplomatic. If you are triggered, take a walk rather than challenge the other party. Tonight: Working or playing late.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Reach out for someone at

a distance who often presents a very different view. This person is a source of ideas and a good friend, as he or she knows you. Don’t sit on anger. You don’t want to explode later. Try discussing your feelings in terms of hurt. Tonight: Be imaginative.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Deal with someone directly.

You will get better results, especially if you are dealing with finances and/or emotional decisions. A male friend could become rather pushy. Still, this person has sound thinking on his or her side. Tonight: Togetherness.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHH You could be inordinately

challenged by a situation or some-one’s fiery temper. Try to let this tension-laden event roll right over you. Consider a child or loved one. Make a special call to see how he or she is doing. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHH As usual, you have a project

to clear out. You get a lot done quite quickly. Remain in sync with someone at a distance. You might not have like minds, but you play devil’s advocate well together. Just don’t take his or her comments personally. Tonight: Exercise time.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHHH A partner develops a

short fuse. Try to remain diplomatic or leave space for this person to come back in. Tap into your creativity and find answers. A family member delights you with a call. Real estate could be a hot topic. Tonight: Act like it is Friday night.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHH If you can take some time

away from the daily grind, it would work out well. You have a lot to share with a neighbor or sibling. The more you speak, the more you remember how tied into life you are. Use care with a volatile partner. Tonight: The only answer is yes.

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